Rick Swartz

Adjunct Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-480-4866

Assistant
Donna Hoppenheim, Administrative Research Coordinator, 416-480-6100 Ext. 85428

Biography

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Education

FRCPC, Neurology, University of Toronto
MD, University of Toronto
PhD, Neuroscience, University of Toronto
BSc, Biology and Psychology,York University

Research Focus

Stroke
Neurological disorders
Pragmatic trials

Other Affiliations

Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Toronto
Staff Neurologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Clinician-Scientist, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Director, Sunnybrook Stroke Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Recent Awards & Recognition

Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Ontario Clinician Scientist Phase II Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Rick Swartz. Clinician-scientist awardees have demonstrated a commitment to building an influential program of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health research relevant to the foundation’s mission.
4/23/2019
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Henry J. M. Barnett Scholarship

2014: Awarded to Dr. Rick Swartz. The award is presented annually to a highly rated investigator working in cerebrovascular research.
6/15/2014

Recent ICES Publications

2/14/2019

Rural-urban differences in stroke risk factors, incidence, and mortality in people with and without prior stroke: the CANHEART Stroke Study

Kapral MK, Austin PC, Jeyakumar G, Hall R, Chu A, Khan AM, Jin AY, Martin C, Manuel D, Silver FL, Swartz RH, Tu JV. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019; 12(2):e004973. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

12/19/2018

Young stroke survivors with no early recurrence at high long‐term risk of adverse outcomes

Edwards JD, Kapral MK, Lindsay MP, Fang J, Swartz RH. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018; 8(1):e010370. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

7/24/2017

Long-term morbidity and mortality in patients without early complications after stroke or transient ischemic attack

Edwards JD, Kapral MK, Fang J, Swartz RH. CMAJ. 2017; 189(29):E954-61.

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